Thread package or holder



R. REYNOLDS. THREAD PACKAGE 0R HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED MAR. I, I920.

Patented June 22, 1920.

. .UNITED sTATEs' PATENr.o F cE.,.

REGINALD REYNOLDS, or fRIvERsInE, .coimiac'rxcn'ni "TH EAD PACKAGE onHOLDER.

; p a f Lemma. Patented Julie 22,1920.

Application filed March 1, mo. Serial No. 362,237.

To all whom it may concern? Be it known that I, REGINALD RnYNoLDs, acitizen of the United States of America,

cation. f a v My invention relates particularly; to an improved meansfor packaging thread,yarn,

silk, floss or the like in short lengths. The

'term thread will be used herein forconvenience asapplying to eitheryarn, silk, cotton,

linen, leather or other similar strands for various purposes. 7

The main object is to providea simple and inexpensive form of package inwhich j designed as to facilitate wrapping the thread and sealing thepackage without danger of misplacing the thread or getting glue or pasteon the thread and at a minimum expense.

Figure 1 shows the preferred form of blank for making my improvedpackage.

Fig. 2 shows the first step in wrapping the thread in the blank.

Fig. 3 shows the second step in wrapping the thread in the blank. I

Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the plane of the line 4.4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a sectional View of the finished package.

Fig. 6 shows a slightly different form of blank with the thread in placeready to be wrapped.

is adapted to be folded. The 13 are looped about theend of the extension11,.as

shown iIiFig. 2. The-portion letof the blank serves to holdthe ends ofthe thread in place when folded as shown on the dotted li11esof ,Fig. 2.These portions 11 and 14 are separated preferablyby' a slot, notch orthread: passage 15 in the edge of the blank which forconvenience inoperation is made inclined, asshown. I I The main body of the blank ispreferabl made up of three longitudinal strips .16, 1; and 18, which areadapted tobe folded relative to each other along the lines 19 and 20. Tofacilitate this folding the. blank may be creased orv indented."Preferably, the

body of theblank is made long enough so that the end 21 will cover theloop of the thread when the package is @finished. The edge of the blankis preferably gummed along the edge 22 or provided with paste or othersuitable adhesive.

In making up a package, the threadis first looped about the extension 11which is folded over as shown in Fig. 2. The covering flap 14 is thenfolded over as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 2 so as to looselyhold the ends of the thread in position. The blank is then folded alongthe line 19 so that the portion 17 will gather up any stray threads andbunch them together. neatly. The blank is then folded on the line 20 sothat the portion 18 with the adhesive strip 22 will be brought over onto the opposite side of the package where .In this case the blank 10'has a neck or extension 11' about which the threads are looped anda'cover flap 14' separated from the portion 11 by the notch .or slit 15'.

. When this package is completed, a portion 13 ofthe thread is leftdisplayed at one end. In this form, individual threads may be withdrawnfrom eitherend of the package, whereas .in the form shown in Figs. 1 to5 inclusive, the threads can be withdrawn only from the cut end of thethread.

The material from which the wrapper is made is preferably paper which ismore or less stifi so as to offer the necessary resistance to thepulling of the threads from the package. The form of package shown inFigs. 1 to 5, is particularly adaptedto be put up oil her by hand withunskilled labor,

or by machine, and the resulting package is not only neat in appearance,but adequately protects the thread and provides a convenient means forshipping, display, and sale, as well as for convenient use.

1'. A thread package comprising a wrapper havinga transverse slot in onelongitudinal edge intermediate its ends for dividing said edge into anextension member and a cover flap, a bundle of threads looped over saide'xtenfsionmember at one end and extending to the other end past thecover flap, said extension member when folded once upon said wrapperinclos'ing half of the threads which are in engagement with theextension member, said'cover flap when folded once upon said wrapperlIlOlQSlIlg all the threads which are in engagement with the flap, sa dexten lon' member and cover flap being folded a second time onto saidwrapper for inclosing the threads not covered by the extension member,said folded parts being folded again on said wrapper and securedthereto. 7 a e 2. Inthe combination set forth in claim 1, said extensionmember being spaced from one end of the wrapper so that the looped overthreads in engagement with the extension member will not project beyondthe end of the package.

3. A thread package comprising a Wrapper, an extension member extendingfrom one longitudinal side thereof, a cover fiap extending from the sameside of said wrapper and located adjacent said extension member, abundle of threads looped over said extension member at one end andextending past said cover flap, said extension member'when folded onceon said wrapper 'inclosing half of the threads which are in engagementwith the extension member, said'cover flap when folded once on saidwrapper inclosing all'the threads which are in contact with the flap,said folded parts being secured together to form a package.

REGINALD REYNOLDS.

